...The Devil in the White City, by Erik Larson is a historical non-fiction book in a novelistic style. It is a very famous and recognized novel in U.S history. This book takes place in the city of Chicago in 1893, and it is based on real life characters and events. This novel is based on the years surrounding the building of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. It also known as The World’s Columbian Exposition, this was a world’s fair in Chicago designed to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s arrival to the New World in the year of 1492. This novel was divided into four parts, the first three parts of the novel are taking place in Chicago between the 1890-1893. Where as the fourth part of the novel takes us to Philadelphia circa in 1895. In the novel the author recreates the two loves of two men to reinvent Chicago during the World’s Columbian Exposition. the lives of two real men and to reinvent Chicago during the World's Columbian Exposition....
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...The Devil In The White City The Devil in the White City is an amazing book it was written by Erik Larson. He had to do a lot of research to know what H.H Holmes did to all the girls that was in his hotel and how he pulled it off. Not long after Jack the Ripper haunted the ill-lit streets of 1888 London, H.H. Holmes (born Herman Webster Mudgett) dispatched somewhere between 27 and 200 people, mostly single young women, in the churning new metropolis of Chicago; many of the murders occurred during (and exploited) the city's finest moment, the World's Fair of 1893. Larson's breathtaking new history is a novelistic yet wholly factual account of the fair and the mass murderer who lurked within it. Bestselling author Larson (Isaac's Storm) strikes...
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...existence. Dhaka is the most vulnerable city in Asia to climate change impacts due to the fact they are poorer and less developed. Jakarta is the second most vulnerable city to climate change impacts, even though it is a more developed country it faces some of the same issues as Dhaka. Changes in climate will have a huge impact on the economy of both countries, Jakarta would be effected more since Jakarta makes up a large part of Indonesia’s GDP. Dhaka and Jakarta are the capital and center of political, cultural and economic life of their countries. They are both the largest cities in their countries. The British East India Company ruled Dhaka, made infrastructure improvements such as housing, roads, and water supply to serve the city. Jakarta’s infrastructure improvements were a combination of efforts by both the Dutch and British. The infrastructure was to support a small population, and both cities have grown rapidly and infrastructure is severely lagging. Indonesia and Bangladesh are both democratic republics gaining their independence in 1945 and 1950 respectively. Dhaka is considered to be the 9th largest megacity in the world. Its population is over 13 million and growing at an estimated 4.2% a year. It is estimated that by 2025 the population will be 25 million, this will create a severe burden on the ecosystem and infrastructure. “Dhaka’s population is growing at one of the fastest rates in Asia” (Mega-Stress for Mega-Cities,...
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...A hotel is an establishment that provides lodging paid on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms and air conditioning or climate control. Additional common features found in hotel rooms are a telephone, an alarm clock, a television, a safe, a mini-bar with snack foods and drinks, and facilities for making tea and coffee. Luxury features include bathrobes and slippers, a pillow menu, twin-sink vanities, and jacuzzi bathtubs. Larger hotels may provide additional guest facilities such as a swimming pool, fitness center, business center, childcare, conference facilities and social function services. Hotel rooms are usually numbered (or named in some smaller hotels and B&Bs) to allow guests to identify their room. Some hotels offer meals as part of a room and board arrangement. In the United Kingdom, a hotel is required by law to serve food and drinks to all guests within certain stated hours. In Japan, capsule hotels provide a minimized amount of room space and shared facilities. Ethymology The word hotel is derived from the French hôtel (coming from hôte meaning host), which referred to a French version of a townhouse or any other building seeing frequent visitors, rather than a place offering accommodation. In contemporary French usage, hôtel now has the same meaning as the English...
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...origin of the report, objective of the report, scope and limitations of the report. Origin of The Report: The BBA Program under the department of finance offers a course named “Law & Practice of Banking” which requires submitting a report on a specific topic determined by the course instructor. The report under the headline “A comprehensive Analysis of City Bank Limited” has been prepared towards the purpose. Objective of The Report: There are several objectives to conduct the study which are: * To provide an overall information on City Bank Limited. * To analyze the financial statement of City Bank Limited. * To analyze the ratio of City Bank & compare it to Bank Asia. Methodology: To prepare this report we mainly depend on secondary data. We collected our necessary data from annual report of the City Bank For last five years. Then we calculate its different types of ratio and compare it to Bank Asia. . Scope of The Report: 1.4. Scope of the report: Everything has some advantage which helps that work to be completed thoroughly. We get some scope which helps us to make a standard report. Major of them are- Easy access of information: We have collected information from the annual report of the City bank. It helps us to prepare this report easily. Easy access to internet: We have a very smooth access to internet in our computer lab so that we didn’t face any kind of trouble in this sector. Limitation of The Report: Every study...
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...City Report: Tokyo and Karachi Mackenzie J. Kiene Cleveland State University Abstract Upon comparing and contrasting the two megacities of Karachi and Tokyo it is apparent that these are two very dissimilar metropolitan areas with only a handful of similarities. On one hand, there is Karachi, a city with one-third of its population in poverty and 40% of its residents living in the slums. On the other hand there is Tokyo, which has been deemed as one of the cleanest, most efficient, and safest megacities in the world. With such differing characteristics it is easy to use these two cities as complete opposites despite their status as two of the largest megacities in the world. It is particularly interesting how two cities with two of the largest populations in the world can be so vastly different and harbor citizens with such contrasting lifestyles. Keywords: Populations, Economy, Socio-political, Environment, Culture, Religion Population Demographics: Karachi Karachi is one of the most heavily populated cities in the entire world with an approximate population of 21.2 million people which is still growing at a rate of about 5% per year. Karachi has grown from a population of 500,000 in 1947 to its approximate 21.2 million today. Angotti and Beckel (2001) believe that this huge population spike is due to Karachi’s key situation in the strategic and economic scheme of British trade in the 20th century. Karachi has a very...
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...was founded by Alan Schein and Robert Rapp as a provider for a dialer-based technology and a telemarketing service. In 1990 these two men founded The Results companies as a small private company. The company continued a strong entrepreneurial business to proactively identify great opportunity, implemented them successfully and responsibly through the years. They experienced significant growth, which increased revenues from around $28 million since 2005 to about $75 million in 2009. Revenue continued to grow in 2010 it reached 81.1 million. They continued to grow so they expanded to 13 locations throughout the United States and around the world in 2011. They have locations in the Philippines (Cebu, Eastwood city, Manila; Pasig city-Alaskaland, Pasig city-Q Plaza, Silver city, Manila. In the United States they have sites in Texas, Florida, two in Virginia, Kansas, Utah, and Illinois. Heredia Costa Rica, and two sites in Mexico. “The Results Companies exceeds its clients’ expectations by providing a better operational foundation while integrating leading processes and systems to drive top-tier performance and quality.” (The Results Companies, 2011) The Results management team is constantly focused on ensuring their clients are receiving high-quality service, along with concentrating on strategies that will lower costs and improve their performance. “Our relationship management methodology is a systematized practice consisting of account communication, product understanding, profitability...
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...1.0 Introduction Armco Inc. is a steel manufacturer that used to be the sixth largest in its industry in US (in 1990). The Kansas City Works within its Midwestern Steel Division was hit by the decline in the business in the US steel industry despite its good performance in the past. Consequently, it downsized and incurred significant losses in most of the 1980s. This entity produces two primary products including grinding media and carbon wire rod, one being recognized in the industry for its durability while the later being non profitable and only covering some of its fixed costs through volume. 2.0 What’s wrong with the old system? (a) Inconsistency with organization’s strategy The Objective of Armco Inc. is maximizing profits and sustaining its position among the leaders in the US manufacturing steel industry. To achieve this objective, Armco has adopted a cost leadership strategy with a broad appeal and has managed to grow bigger through joint ventures and expansion of its product lines in implementing its strategy. However, the strategy adopted by the Kansas City Works is based on differentiation due to its cost disadvantages such as union labor costs and inefficient plant infrastructure.Union labor costs in Kansas City were higher than those of some of its nonunion competitors, particularly those located in the Southeastern U.S. and non-U.S. locations. The Works had an inefficient plant infrastructure because the plant was designed to accommodate five times as many employees...
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...Microsoft Dynamics™ GP Human Resources Sample Reports Copyright Copyright © 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Complying with all applicable copyright laws is the responsibility of the user. Without limiting the rights under copyright, no part of this document may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), or for any purpose, without the express written permission of Microsoft Corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the licensee of the software with which this document was provided may make a reasonable number of copies of this document solely for internal use. Trademarks Microsoft and Microsoft Dynamics are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. FairCom and c-tree Plus are trademarks of FairCom Corporation and are registered in the United States and other countries. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered marks - in the United States and/or other countries - of their respective owners. The example companies, organizations, products, domain names, e-mail addresses, logos, people, places, and events depicted herein are fictitious. No association with any real company, organization, product, domain name, e-mail address, logo, person, place, or event is intended or should be inferred...
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...producer of a variety of steel products such as stainless, electrical, and carbon, and many more. Armco was a leading steel manufacturer in the United Stated, being ranked sixth in 1990. Within Armco Inc., their Midwest division, Kansas City Works, was the largest. In 1990, Kansas City Works division approximately accounted for $250 million in sales, but within the last decade, sales declined. Two products were primarily produced in Kansas City Works, grinding media and carbon wire rod. Kansas City Works’ manufacturing areas were divided into five centers which were: melting, casting, the 19” mill, the mod mill department, and the grinding media department. Kansas City Works was however not a low cost manufacturer. Each center consisted on one or more cost centers. The cost performance measurement used mainly was a summary measure called “Cost Above”. By using Cost Above measurement, manufacturing managers received an Operating Statistics Report. The Operating Statistics Report’s out gave managers five-year history, monthly and year-to-date actuals, monthly and year-to-date objectives, and variances. This report provided the same information that was used for financial reporting and inventory valuations purposes so when the manager’s familiar report was eliminated they became upset. The Director of Finance, Bob Nenni, implemented a new system in 1991 which he believed would create two major improvements. He believed the new system would help the managers focus to be on few key objectives...
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...Chapter 9 Writing Short Reports Critical Thinking Questions 1. Discuss the effects of formality and problem length on report makeup as described in the chapter. (LO1) 2. Which of the prefatory pages of reports appear to be related primarily to the length of the report? Which to the need for formality? (LO1) 3. Describe the role and content of a transmittal message. (LO1) 4. Why is a personal style typically used in the transmittal message? (LO1) 5. Explain how to write the executive summary of a report. (LO1) 6. Why does the executive summary include key facts and figures in addition to the analyses and conclusions drawn from them? (LO1) 7. Explain why some routine report problems require little or no introduction. (LO2) 8. Why is the direct order generally used in the shorter reports? When is the indirect order desirable for such reports? (LO2) 9. Describe the organization of the conventional short report. (LO3) 10. What types of problems are written up as letter reports? As email reports? Explain the differences. (LO3) 11. What kinds of information might go into routine operational reports for different kinds of organizations? Why would these organizations need this information regularly? (LO4) 12. Given what you’ve learned about progress reports, suggest an appropriate structure for these reports. What might go into the beginning? What might the middle parts be? What would the conclusion do? (LO4) 13. How might an internal...
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...As the director of a local television station I have two breaking news stories to share with our viewers. I have decided to report about the vote of the city council to close the city parks three days a week to save money. The second story we will report on will be the death of a celebrity. I decided to go with the council vote as my lead story because of the impact it has on the local population. Closing down the parks for three days will force the parents to find alternative places for their children to play. In today’s society children recreation is defined by Xbox, Wii and PlayStation. With rise of obesity among our children limiting the availability of the parks for the sake of money is poor politics. The city council should reconvene to find new approaches to saving money besides closing city parks. One submission is that we as a local television station can help promote a fund-raiser for the sole purpose of raising fund to keep the parks open for one or three of the days. Reporting on the death of a celebrity does not have the local concern of effect of the city parks story. Another reason I have chosen to make this my secondary story is that this story will possibly be reported on a larger media outlet. As a local television media we believe committed to our hometown citizens should be focus. Also putting the celebrity’s death second still keep our local informed of national news. By us reporting about the death of the actor will still maintain...
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...Acc.403 Homework (Week 1) 17) I think Vail-tek should have an audit done to save $15,000 C) Lender | First National 3,500,000 * .080 = 280,000 | City First3,500,000* .075 =262500 | 3,500,000 | 280,000 + 20,000 = | 262,500 +50,000 = | | 300,000 | 312,500 | In this situation, I would recommend that Vail-tek do a review with and take the deal with First National D) External users like shareholders and lenders depend on assured information. Also they can test their effectiveness of their internal controls of the company. E) The Audit service is going provide a written audit report to report their findings. Understanding the clients’ business is essential to the accuracy, they are well versed in the expertise of that field. It’ll give clarity and provide confidence to the external users. 19A) Information: Information that will be evaluated for the purpose of the audit. Established Criteria - Set of Standards or Guidelines that the information provided must adhere to. Accumulating & Evaluating Evidence: Gathering the necessary information to conduct the audit. Competent & Independent Person: The person conducting the audit is unbiased and knowledgeable of the client’s business. Reporting Results: the results of the audit must be reported in a written report and published on the internet for external users. 19B). Virms may have difficulties locating the trucks and finding their remaining fair value of value. 20). Internal Revenue Agent: Advantages...
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...The chief of police in a large city government describes the problem of getting his officers to do paperwork. Officers enjoy working with the public and apprehending criminals, not sitting at a desk. The paperwork is boring, but can make the difference in convictions. The chief has no financial rewards (budget crunch) and promotions are determined by seniority, not the quality of paperwork. Officers were trained to perform street work, not fill out forms. Arrests, not paperwork, get noticed. Conviction success is due to too many factors to be a performance criterions. 1. What performance problem is the captain trying to correct? The main problem in this case is poor police reporting of incidents, as well as the resulting lost cases in court. 2. Use the MARS model of individual behavior and performance to diagnose the possible causes of the unacceptable behavior. Motivation. There are several facts that suggest that the poor paperwork is due to lack of motivation. First, officers come into this profession because they want to work with the public and catch criminals, not sit in an office filling out reports. Thus, the paperwork task does not fulfill their needs for personal growth. Second, social rewards (praise, recognition) result from the outside activities, not paperwork. Third, financial rewards do not encourage people to do paperwork. Promotions are based on seniority , so they motivate officers to stay with the force, not to complete paperwork. Competitions...
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...Chief Complaint: Mr. Cane is a 64-year-old male who has presented in clinic for recent tremors that are more prevalent at rest. History of Presenting Illness: Mr. Cane describes that over the past three months he has had “shaking” that he cannot control, particularly when he rests. He has noticed that these tremors have been affecting his right arm in particular. His everyday activities are being impacted by these symptoms and he is concerned that he may not be adequately perform his job anymore. He also reports that his limbs feel stiff. His wife reports that she has noticed slowness in his overall movements and that he has been depressed. His speech has also been noted to have become softer recently. Past Medical History: Mr. Cane reports...
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